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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You can assign Tagged Values to several model features, as listed in the </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="thetaggedvaluestab.htm#ModelFeatures">Model Elements and Features with Tagged Values</a></span><span class="f_BodyText"> topic.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To add a Tagged Value follow the steps below:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">If necessary, create user-defined tags using a predefined Tagged Value Type (as described in </span><span class="f_NumberedList" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="tagged_value_types.htm">SDK for Enterprise Architect</a></span><span class="f_NumberedList">).</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Select the model feature to associate with the defined Tagged Value.</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">Ensure that the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Tagged Values </span><span class="f_NumberedList">window is visible (select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">View | Tagged Values</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> menu option, or press </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]</span><span class="f_NumberedList">+</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Shift]</span><span class="f_NumberedList">+</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[6]</span><span class="f_NumberedList">).</span></li>
<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">Either click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">New Tags</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button or press </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]</span><span class="f_NumberedList">+</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[N]</span><span class="f_NumberedList">. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Tagged Value </span><span class="f_NumberedList">dialog displays.</span></li>
<li value=5><span class="f_NumberedList">In the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Tag</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field, click on the drop-down arrow and select the appropriate tag to assign to the item.</span></li>
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<td width="917" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:917px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">Direct entry of predefined Tagged Values is only available for predefined tags of type </span><span class="f_TiporNoteText" style="font-weight: bold;">string</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText">.</span></p>
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<p class="p_NumberedList"><span class="f_Bulletlist3">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p class="p_Bulletlist3"><img src="assigntagged.png" width="370" height="262" border="0" alt="AssignTagged"><br>
<span class="f_Bulletlist3">&nbsp;</span></p>
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<li value=6><span class="f_NumberedList">If appropriate, type a specific value for the tag in the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Value</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field.</span></li>
<li value=7><span class="f_NumberedList">To confirm selection of the Tagged Value, click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">OK</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> button.</span></li>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><a name="modify"></a><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Modify Tagged Values with the Tagged Values Window</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Once a Tagged Value has been assigned to the model feature it is possible to edit the values from the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Tagged Values</span><span class="f_BodyText"> window. Model features that you can apply Tagged Values to are detailed in the </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="thetaggedvaluestab.htm#ModelFeatures">Model Elements and features with Tagged Values</a> </span><span class="f_BodyText">topic. To edit the Tagged Values follow the steps below:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">View | Tagged Values</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> menu option, or press </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]</span><span class="f_NumberedList">+</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Shift]</span><span class="f_NumberedList" style="font-weight: bold;">+</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[6]</span><span class="f_NumberedList">. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Tagged Values</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> window displays.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the model feature for which to edit the Tagged Values. The window shows all of the tags for the selected feature, each with their current value.</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">Edit the fields as appropriate. The information entered can only reflect the value types that have been defined by the tag's Tagged Value Type.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">There are four types of value field for a Tagged Value:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">'Open' fields, in which you can type any appropriate value</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">'Drop-down list' fields, where you click on the drop-down arrow to select from a discrete list of possible values such as</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-weight: bold;"> M</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> or </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-weight: bold;">F</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1">, or </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-weight: bold;">Win</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1">, </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-weight: bold;">Lose</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> or </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-weight: bold;">Draw</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">'Spin' fields, where you click on up or down arrows in the field to increase or decrease the value within certain limits</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">'Further detail' fields, where you click on an ellipsis </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-weight: bold;">([...]</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1">) in the field to display a dialog in which you enter information (such as notes) or indicate a source of further information (such as a <a href="instanceclassifier.htm">classifier</a>).</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The example below shows a value being modified, using a drop-down list.</span></p>
<p class="p_TextIndentedL2"><img src="enumtaggedvalues.png" width="314" height="384" border="0" alt="EnumTaggedValues"></p>
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<td width="952" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:952px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">To override a Tagged Value defined in a parent element, edit the value in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">from &lt;parentname&gt;</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> compartment of the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Tagged Values</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> window. Once this has been done the tag is moved into the selected element's Tagged Values; this does not affect the Tagged Values defined in the parent element.</span></p>
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